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kittisaddo

kittisadda

masc nom sg of kittisadda (noun)

1. reputation; renown; lit. sound of fame

Built from

• kitti — stem · fame, reputation
  From √kir 'to scatter, spread'; fame is what scatters and travels. Related to Sanskrit kīrti.
• sadda — stem · sound, noise
  From √śad 'to sound, resound'; Sanskrit śabda. The compound imagery treats reputation as audible—spread by word of mouth.

Analysis. A compound: kitti (fame, reputation) + sadda (sound, noise). Literally 'the sound of fame'—one's renown spreading by word of mouth.

Etymology. kitti from √kir 'to scatter, spread' (fame scattered abroad); sadda from √śad 'to sound, resound' (Sanskrit śabda, cognate with English 'sound'). The compound treats reputation as audible—renown carries on the wind as rumour and acclaim.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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